A New Paper

Geno's in Kona today, picking up accounts for his new venture: Big Island Healthy News. The first edition will be available in January 2007, featuring articles and businesses in support of the Big Island's health promoting qualities. "We are home...
(posted Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:51:43 -1000)

 

Team Hoyt

I saw the Hoyts in the Los Angeles airport yesterday and figured that they were on their way home from a race. As I boarded my flight home to Kona, they were on board too, presumably for the Ironman Triathlon...
(posted Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:12:59 -1000)

 

A Strong Case for Travel

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. -Martin Buber I leave this Thursday for an 11-day trip and I need to buy a suitcase. As I write this, my physical body is the only thing ready-and-waiting....
(posted Mon, 18 Sep 2006 06:00:00 -1000)

 

The Party

The four who made the climb: Fred, Beth, Denise, and Geno. The beginning of the climb. Is that Fred in the red hat having second thoughts? They made it to the top: Denise, Beth, Fred and Geno. All that's left...
(posted Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:57:13 -1000)

 

Safe and sound(?)

Written by Geno (on the right, next to his brother Fred): It is good to be home. I am playing, editing Half Dome pictures. It was the most emotional, gratifying, physical (makes 8 Molokai Channel crossings seem like kindergarten), exhausting,...
(posted Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:43:21 -1000)

 

Memories of the Big Island

I think I learned to crawl to the music of Elvis Presley. Everytime I hear, 'I Want You, I Need You, I Love You' (scroll down the Amazon page to see the song choices), I feel as though I'm once...
(posted Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:19:00 -1000)

 

Mission Accomplished!

Good news from Geno today: four went up the mountain, and four came down. He's got photos, and every adjective and adverb that you could think of to describe a harrowing, yet exhilarating adventure. We'll give him some time to...
(posted Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:47:44 -1000)

 

...a Green and Yellow Basket..

I came home with some sweet, sweet mangoes from Hale Ho'okena today, along with some homemade mustard with a "to die for" reputation! Owner John Griffey, was in need of some TLC for an injured back and I luckily had...
(posted Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:49:07 -1000)

 

Half Dome, Whole Heart.

My friend Armand Singer, the notorious 91-year-old-freedom-seeking-world-traveller, is shown here with Half Dome (Yosemite National Park) in the background. As this was being taken, 'Ulei Retreats instructor, Geno Ortiz, was hiking up and around the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in...
(posted Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:34:55 -1000)

 

from Ventura, CA

Christine O'Neill (right), with her daughter, Caitlin, spent the last few days of her summer vacation in Kona. She first came to the Big Island from Montana in the early 70's to live, work, and play (tennis, mainly). Christine returned...
(posted Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:35:44 -1000)